AutoWeek Daily Drive — Thursday, April 15, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Thursday, April 15, 2010                  The top engine in the Alfa Romeo Giulietta is a 1.7-liter four-cylinder rated at 235 hp.... The 2010 Alfa Romeo Giulietta, an AW Flash Drive What is it? Fiat Group's upscale division, Alfa Romeo, revives a beloved nameplate with the 2010 Giulietta, a five-door, midsize hatchback boasting an abundance of Italian style along with a fair amount of sporting intent. The last time a Giulietta graced the streets was 1985, but true Alfisti will want to recall the original, which debuted in 1955, when considering this third iteration....   Prodrive won't make a bid for 2011 F1 entry Prodrive boss David Richards has taken the unusual step of issuing a statement to say that his company won't be pursuing a Formula One entry for 2011. Prodrive won an entry slot three years ago but didn't take it up after the rules on customer cars were clarified. Richards was previously...   Toyota will test stability of all of its SUVs Toyota Motor Corp. said on Thursday that it will conduct safety tests on all of its SUVs after suspending sales of the Lexus GX 460 following a report of a risk of rollover accidents. Toyota stopped GX 460 sales earlier this week. Consumer Reports, which admitted it has automatically...   Criticism to be expected, Schumacher says Michael Schumacher says he's unfazed by the criticism he's received over the past three races since his comeback with the Mercedes GP Formula One team. The fact that Schumacher has been beaten by teammate Nico Rosberg in all three qualifying sessions has dented his reputation. However, his...   Celebrate 40 years of Nissan's Z car with our special Web-zine It's the 40th anniversary of Nissan's iconic Z car. You can join the celebration with a special-edition Web-zine created by the editors of AutoWeek. A great historical compilation from the AW archives, this special issue will take you from the Fairlady to the latest 370Z, with the... You May Have Missed...   2011 Honda CR-Z first drive: We couldn't wait, so we drove one in Japan Honda must be happy with itself right now. The recently released CR-Z hybrid sports-eco car has racked up 10 times the sales Honda was expecting, with 10,000 cars being snapped up at dealerships across Japan. With Honda's Formula One retirement, as well as its halting development on the next-...   Kasey Kahne and Hendrick to team up--in 2012; 2011 ride uncertain About the only thing we know for sure about the blockbuster Kasey Kahne-to-Hendrick Motorsports move is that Kahne will drive a Chevrolet next year and that team owner Rick Hendrick is responsible for finding him one. Which, to be sure, won't be very difficult at all.Hendrick artfully tap-danced...   Ford will use diesel technology on its next-generation EcoBoost engine Ford Motor Co. said today it will borrow more diesel engine technology to develop the second generation of the EcoBoost engine. The result will be improved power and better fuel economy compared with the first-generation engines.“The first generation of EcoBoost applied some of the key...   It's (almost) alive: General Motors and NASA develop a humanlike robot for the International Space Station General Motors and NASA have teamed up to develop Robonaut 2, which will be the first humanlike robot to take up permanent residence on the International Space Station. Known as R2, the 300-pound robot will use its “hands” and “arms” to utilize the tools of the station. It...   North America crucial to Fiat's new 5-year plan Alfa Romeo will play a key role in the U.S. market, Jeep will lead the charge in Russia, Chrysler cars will bolster the Lancia lineup in Europe and Dodge crossovers and SUVs will wear the Fiat badge in Europe. Those are key elements of Fiat S.p.A. CEO Sergio Marchionne's new five-year plan for the...   Mary Parks dies at 93, first wife of NHRA founder Wally Parks Richard Parks, one of two sons of NHRA founder Wally Parks, wrote to us with the sad news that his mother, Mary Mant Parks, died on April 3 in her home in Corona Del Mar, Calif. He did not give a cause of death. She was 93.Mary Parks was married to Wally from 1935 to 1956 and was by his side as the ...   Pirelli and Michelin score highest in J. D. Power satisfaction study Pirelli's high- and ultra-high-performance tires scored highest in the sport segment of the 2010 J. D. Power and Associates tire customer-satisfaction study with an index score of 742. 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